Lorne Calvert
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| Rank: | 14th Premier |
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| Term of Office: | February 8, 2001 – Present |
| Predecessor: | Roy Romanow |
| Successor: | incumbent |
| Date of Birth: | December 24, 1954 |
| Place of Birth: | Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan |
| Profession: | Minister |
| Political affiliation: | NDP |
Lorne Calvert (born December 24, 1954 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is the current premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. He is the leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party.
In 1975, Calvert married Betty Sluzalo of Perdue, Saskatchewan. Ordained as minister of the United Church of Canada in 1976, Calvert served as minister of several rural congregations. From 1979 to 1986, Calvert was the minister of the substantial pastoral charge of Zion United Church in Moose Jaw.
He entered provincial politics in the 1986 provincial election, running as a New Democrat. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the riding of Moose Jaw South.
He was re-elected in the 1991 and 1995 elections in the riding of Moose Jaw Wakamow, and in a 2001 by-election in former premier Roy Romanow's riding of Saskatoon Riversdale.
Following the resignation of NDP leader and Premier Roy Romanow, Calvert won the NDP leadership, and became premier on February 8, 2001.
Calvert and the NDP narrowly defeated the centre-right opposition Saskatchewan Party in the 2003 provincial election. The NDP won 30 seats of the 58 seats in the election.
He has been featured in one of the episodes of Corner Gas, a comedy series set in Saskatchewan.
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See also
- Executive Council of Saskatchewan for a list of the current provincial cabinet.